City for Conquest

City for Conquest
1940MusicDramaCrime104 mins
★★★★★

Plot

The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for bot... read more

  • Jean Negulesco

    Director

  • Anatole Litvak

    Director

  • Aben Kandel

    Novel

  • John Wexley

    Screenplay

  • James Wong Howe

    Director of Photography

  • Sol Polito

    Director of Photography

  • William Holmes

    Editor

  • James Cagney

    Danny Kenny

  • Ann Sheridan

    Peggy Nash

  • Frank Craven

    'Old Timer'

  • Donald Crisp

    Scotty MacPherson

  • Frank McHugh

    'Mutt'

  • Arthur Kennedy

    Eddie Kenny

  • George Tobias

    'Pinky'

  • Jerome Cowan

    'Dutch'

  • Elia Kazan

    'Googi'

  • Anthony Quinn

    Murray Burns

  • Lee Patrick

    Gladys

  • Blanche Yurka

    Mrs. Nash

  • George Lloyd

    'Goldie'

  • Joyce Compton

    Lilly

  • Thurston Hall

    Max Leonard

  • Ben Welden

    Cobb

  • John Arledge

    Salesman

  • Edward Keane

    Gaul

  • Selmer Jackson

    Doctor

  • Joseph Crehan

    Doctor

  • Murray Alper

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Walter Bacon

    Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Harris Berger

    Ticket Taker (uncredited)

  • Ward Bond

    First Policeman (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    New York Policeman (uncredited)

  • James Carlisle

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Steve Carruthers

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Hugh Chapman

    Boy (uncredited)

  • James Conaty

    Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)

  • Oliver Cross

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Dudley Dickerson

    Doorman (uncredited)

  • John Dilson

    Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

  • James Dime

    Gym Rat (uncredited)

  • Warren Douglas

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

  • Jay Eaton

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Frank Faylen

    Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

  • Pat Flaherty

    Dance Floor Guard (uncredited)

  • George Ford

    Dance Contestant (uncredited)

  • Edward Gargan

    Joe - Foreman (uncredited)

  • Joe Gilbert

    Concert Spectator (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    104 minutes

    Released

    1940-09-21

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Warner Bros. Pictures

    Sound

  • Max Steiner

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    291 days ago

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